#596459

Color #596459

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#596459

RGB

rgb(89, 100, 89)

HSL

hsl(120, 5.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 11%, 39.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 60.8%)

LAB

lab(41.15, -6.58, 4.81)

LCH

lch(41.15, 8.15, 143.83)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0219, 145.22)

HWB

hwb(120, 34.9%, 60.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#645964

Analogous

#5f6459

#596459

#59645f

Triadic

#596459

#595964

#645959

Split-complementary

#596459

#5f5964

#64595f

Tetradic

#596459

#596464

#645964

#645959

Square

#596459

#595f64

#645964

#645f59

Shades

Color #596459 mixed toward black.

#4a534a

#3b433b

#2d322d

#1e211e

#0f110f

Tints

Color #596459 mixed toward white.

#728072

#8e9a8e

#aab3aa

#c6cdc6

#e3e6e3

Tones

Color #596459 mixed toward gray.

#5a635a

#5b625b

#5c615c

#5d605d

#5e605e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e5c · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#5d5c5c · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#5a5e5e · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 8.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #596459;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596459]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#596459 (#596459) is rgb(89, 100, 89) in RGB.

No, #596459 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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